Former secrecy czar's complaint against NSA released along with NSA defense of its secrecy actions

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Former secrecy czar's complaint against NSA released along with NSA defense of its secrecy actions

Defense, Critique of NSA Classification Action Released July 30th, 2012 by Steven Aftergood A persistent controversy involving allegations of overclassification reached a new level of intensity on Friday when the National Security Agency released its explanation for the disputed classification of an NSA email message that was used to support an Espionage Act prosecution. Also cleared for release on Friday was the 2011 complaint filed by former secrecy czar J. William Leonard which presented a withering critique of the NSA classification decision. The dispute concerns the validity of the classification of an internal NSA email message entitled “What a Wonderful Success!” that was found in the home of former NSA official Thomas Drake and that served as the basis for a felony charge against him, which was ultimately dismissed. The email message, which was formally declassifie...

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